Tuazon says Romualdez case should be left to the courts
• Leyte Rep. Anna Veloso Tuazon says she’ll pray and let the legal process proceed in the plunder case against Martin Romualdez, urging lawmakers to keep serving constituents.
• Leyte Rep. Anna Veloso Tuazon says she’ll pray and let the legal process proceed in the plunder case against Martin Romualdez, urging lawmakers to keep serving constituents.
• PhilFIDA is promoting abaca bag making as an alternative income source in Leyte and Southern Leyte, training 25 participants to make school bags and become community trainers.
• Five beauty queens were crowned at Calbayog City’s Miss Hadang Festival 2026, part of the annual fiesta, celebrating culture, service, and local tradition.
• Tribu Buliganay won the Buyogan Festival 2026 showdown in Abuyog, Leyte, bagging P100,000 as the annual celebration returned with five school-based contingents competing.
• Napolcom urges schools, parents, and communities to collaborate with police for student safety after the June 22 shooting, citing limited personnel and the need for proactive, shared responsibility.
• NBI arrested six, including a minor, in Eastern Visayas for illegal gambling using cloned PCSO POS machines, filing charges and investigating influential backers.
• Brig. Gen. Jason Capoy was reassigned from PRO-8 to the PNP Human Rights Affairs Office, with Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño replacing him in Eastern Visayas, part of a seven-officer reshuffle.
• NBI probes armed civilians, police, and a government vehicle at an Albuera checkpoint. Director calls it “very alarming.” Probe seeks who authorized the operation and civilians’ involvement.
• Eastern Visayas prepares for November 2 BSKE as COC filing nears, while the Senate considers extending barangay and SK officials’ terms from four to five years.
• Tacloban fishermen, led by Romelo Anade, seek a Writ of Kalikasan to halt the P4.48B causeway, citing muddy waters, declining catches, and unprovided EIA documents.